Gush, gush, gush.
I loved it.
OXYBORB.COM Official
Review Score for Batman – Arkham Knight: 9.6/10
OK, that out of the way, what I want to talk about is the
downloadable content plan for this series of Batman games:
Challenge Naps
OK, listen up, devs. Sorry to tell you, but challenge maps
are lame. We don’t want them. We don’t want to download them. I know there has
been a lot of criticism against the downloadable content for this game, but
people play these amazing Batman games for the STORY content. The developer
needs to use DLC to expand the OPEN WORLD that Batman is in, not add minigames
that are a pain to get through.
Skins aren’t wins
…new costumes pointless. Also, whenever I tried on a skin my
characters glitched out (their head froze and the speaking animations stopped
during cutscenes). Skins make me laugh for a second, but then I switch back to
normal Batman. I won’t purchase these for a dumb laugh.
ONLY STORY
The only DLC that I will actually purchase is story DLC.
Batman AK is a marvel of a game because the story and the gameplay work
together so well. Skins and challenge maps are a waste of development time.
Make more story.
SPOILERS GOING FORWARD – WARNING!
The review returns…
Arkham Knight is one of the best games I’ve ever played. I
loved the use of the Joker. I loved how it was set on Halloween. The best scene
in the game was the clocktower flashback that, without any fade to black,
becomes the normal clocktower. OMG. I was extremely impressed by this.
The first time Man-Bat jumped out at me I screamed, legit. I
was also afraid when Joker points the gun at me after the first meeting with
Scarecrow (also, the WTF new game plus Joker burning…). I hardly ever get
scared during media of any type, but those moments were wins.
I liked the tank
Some people complain that the Batmobile is overused and not
fun, but I couldn’t disagree more. I feel like the new Bat-tank is the most
well-controlled and playing vehicle in a game since Warhawk on PS3 (and Rocket
League!). I loved the tank/car missions. I loved the Riddler challenge courses.
I loved driving on walls and tunnel ceilings.
Other stuff I liked:
Prof Pig was the weirdest. I loved the lead up to him more
than anything. Finding the murders and solving the clues was a good break from
the main missions.
Firefly was good, but I wished that it had had more
“detective” work. There were only three missions and it was over. Adding the
Firefighter story helped, but the two stories felt rather disconnected.
Taking down the military checkpoints, bombs, and drones was
fun. I loved taking over the city.
Taking down the Riddler was a little tedious with all the
trophies to collect, but it was more fun than in any of the previous Batman
games. This is the first of the series I actually bothered to get them all. The
tank puzzles were fun!
What I didn’t like:
Were the missions dealing with the hunter-tanks (whatever they’re called), where
I had to sneak behind overpowered drones to kill them. I just hate the feeling
of being the mouse in a room filled with cats.
The whole Cloudburst boss-battle was the least fun moment in
the game, followed by the Arkham Knight tunneler boss battle. I don’t like
being chased. That’s not what I want to feel in a Batman game. Weird how the
only two boss battles in the game were the only two missions I did not enjoy.
The Cloudburst (also, Deathstroke’s tank)
I kept dying during this battle. I tried to be sneaky and
hit it behind buildings and run away real quick…. Until I got frustrated and tried something
that ridiculously worked.
How I finally beat the Cloudburst: I drove right up to it, touching bumper to bumper, and shot repeatedly. I wish I would have recorded it, but sharing was turned off. Really, though. I beat the thing by getting right next to it and shooting it until it died. No stealth. No hit-and-run.
I used this to defeat Deathstroke, too.
How I finally beat the Cloudburst: I drove right up to it, touching bumper to bumper, and shot repeatedly. I wish I would have recorded it, but sharing was turned off. Really, though. I beat the thing by getting right next to it and shooting it until it died. No stealth. No hit-and-run.
I used this to defeat Deathstroke, too.
What I want next from the Arkham series:
Move away from Arkham. It’s a great brand name, but you’ve done the
Asylum, done an entire city, and have finally done a character (Arkham Knight).
I want Batman to move out of Arkham and do something completely different. Keep it open world.
I don’t want a Nightwing game.
No, I want Batman still. Maybe a non-criminal-controlled version of Gotham? Or maybe Batman is in a dream-version of Gotham, and his mission is to wake up. Then there could be delusional versions of his past enemies.
I want Batman to move out of Arkham and do something completely different. Keep it open world.
I don’t want a Nightwing game.
No, I want Batman still. Maybe a non-criminal-controlled version of Gotham? Or maybe Batman is in a dream-version of Gotham, and his mission is to wake up. Then there could be delusional versions of his past enemies.
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